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London, 16 th September 2013 Francisco Nunes Correia President, Portuguese Water Partnership Portuguese Water Partnership (PWP) Meeting with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development “The Capabilities of the Portuguese Water Cluster”

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Globalization was a word first written in Portuguese in the 16 th century. This attitude gives us a great motivation and openness for dealing with people and nations from all continents, regardless of their cultures and beliefs Background A clear understanding that we face basically the same problems with approaches that have been differently shaped throughout history Portugal has been for centuries a country open to the world This is exactly is what needed when addressing water issues:

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… but those different approaches aim at the same result: Vision sustainable provision of water for all uses, managed by a fair system of governance. at an affordable price, Over the last 20 years there has been remarkable progress in the water sector in Portugal...

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... resulting in the development of significant expertise and valuable competencies in: Water Resources Planning and Management Water Services and Regulation Multi-Purpose Water Systems Water Institutions and Governance

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Water Resources Planning and Management … a new and forward looking Water Law … creation of five river basin authorities … preparation of national and river basin plans … a new flexible but strict licensing system … a new economic regime for water use … an environmentally friendly hydropower plan … launching of several river restoration projects … improvement of river agreements with Spain

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Water Services and Regulation … a consistent investment policy in the sector … an interesting “mix” of public and private … much attention given to regulation … financial sustainability of water systems … state of the art technology … a boom in service attendance (quantity & quality) … a medium and long-term strategy … increasing scale through multi-municipal systems … large scale public-public partnership

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6 Water Institutions and Governance … river basin councils with stakeholders … easy access to administration … widespread e-government practices … creation of users’ associations … partnership of central and local authorities … delegation to municipalities and users … flexible but rigoroud system of licensing

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Percentage of the population with access to public water supply systems Quality controlled water supply in accordance with national and EU standards Population with access to public systems for waste water disposal with adequate treatment 80% 50% 30% 94% 98% 78% 95% 99% 90% Evolution of the water sector in 1993-2012 and current targets

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This is the result of hard work and state of the art know-how of many enterprises and other institutions

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15 Whatever we possess becomes of double value when we have the opportunity of sharing it with others JEAN-NICOLAS BOUILLY (1763-1842) Whatever we possess becomes of double value when we have the opportunity of sharing it with others ! JEAN-NICOLAS BOUILLY (1763-1842)

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um contributo português para o desenvolvimento do sector da Água no Mundo Whatever we possess becomes of double value when we have the opportunity of sharing it with others. BOILLY 24 de Setembro 2009 Thank you ! Portuguese Water Partnership